Roman Bridge railway station
Railway station in Conwy, Wales
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Roman Bridge railway station (Welsh: Pont Rhufeinig) is a railway station in the Lledr Valley, Wales, on the Conwy Valley Line. It is 22 miles 48 chains (36.4 km) from Llandudno Junction, and is between Dolwyddelan and Blaenau Ffestiniog.[2] The station and the services calling at the station are operated by Transport for Wales Rail.
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Roman Bridge station in October 2019 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Lledr Valley, Conwy Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 53.0443°N 3.9214°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SH712514 | ||||
| Manager | Transport for Wales Rail | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | RMB[1] | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 22 July 1879 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  64 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  472 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 450 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 680 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 612 | ||||
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It is named after a nearby ancient bridge over the River Lledr, that carries a minor highway from the A470 road to scattered hill farms at Blaenau Dolwyddelan.
History
The station was opened on 22 July 1879 when the London and North Western Railway opened an extension of the Conwy Valley line from Betws-y-Coed to Blaenau Ffestiniog.[3] Early Baedeker guide books to Great Britain state that there is no explanation for the name, though the Roman road Sarn Helen is known to have passed down the valley on its way from Canovium (in the Conwy Valley) to Tomen y Mur, at Trawsfynydd making a crossing at this point feasible.[4]
The station had a goods yard, which in 1939 received grain, flour, manure and other items. However, the yard was removed in the 1950s.[5]
The station was host to two LMS caravans from 1935 to 1939, and a camping coach was also positioned here by the London Midland Region from 1954 to 1956.[6]
The station building still stands and is well maintained as a residence - it was offered for sale in 2013 for £450,000 as a private home (with 10 acres of land), after previous use as a holiday cottage.[7]
The station signs erroneously give the Welsh name as Pont Rufenig.[8]
Facilities
The unstaffed station has digital CIS screens. There is a waiting shelter, pay phone and timetable poster board for train running information provision.[9] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
Passenger volume
For the year April 2023 to March 2024, it was the least used station in Wales, with 680 entries and exits.[10]
| 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entries and exits | 230 | 310 | 307 | 377 | 388 | 610 | 636 | 780 | 842 | 764 | 746 | 544 | 744 | 942 | 1,094 | 720 | 64 | 472 | 450 | 680 | 612 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
Five southbound and six northbound trains call on request Mondays to Saturdays (approximately every three hours), with three trains each way on Sundays between May and early September.[12]
Services were temporarily suspended in February 2020 and replaced by road transport due to flooding of the line north of Llanrwst caused by Storm Ciara. Following completion of the work to repair the storm damage, services at the station were reinstated on 28 September 2020.[13]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Transport for Wales | ||||
